The European Union (EU) has adopted a directive called the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) which will restrict the use of certain substances in electrical and electronic products. The presence of Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Hexavalent Chromium, and the flame-retardants PBB and PBDE will be severely restricted in products that are new to the market as of July 1, 2006. Continued

Memtron Input Components, a subsidiary of Esterline Corporation (NYSE: ESL www.esterline.com), introduced a new switching technology based on the principle of signal detection through capacitance or resistive coupling (human touch) of identified generated input pulses. Marketed under the name of TrueTouch, the technology is solid-state-based touch control that provides robust and versatile performance in a wide range of environments. Continued

Memtron, a subsidiary of Esterline Corporation (NYSE: ESL www.esterline.com) and a part of the Interface Technologies Group announced a change to their name to reflect the addition of a much broader range of products. Memtron, has been traditionally known for manufacturing flat panel user interfaces for virtually all major market applications. The Company’s new name of Memtron Input Components will help to highlight the recent introduction of new input products including touch screens, flex circuits, and elastomers. Continued